Tug attachment.



PATENTED SEPT. 22, 1903A B. I. H. MITCHELL. I y TUG ATTACHMENT.

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sPEcIFrcATIoN forming part of Letters rarest No. 739,502, dated september 22, 1903.

Application iiled November 7, 1902. Serial No.:130,449. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, BRUrUs I.H.MrTcHELL,

hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description Vofthe invention, such` as will' enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has'relation to harness construction and appertains more particularlyv to a tug attachment which will adapt the'tug of a working harness for ,use upon abuggyor carriage Without the necessity of employing the usual metallic terminal or cockeye to connect with the end of the swingletre'e of the buggy.

The object of my invention, among others, is to enable a set o'fA working harness to. be readily adapted for use in connection with aV buggy or carriage, so 'that there .willpbe no rattle or undue wear upon the swingl'etree.

Other objects and advantages will be made. clearly apparent from the followingY specih cation, considered :in connection with the ac' companying drawings, which are madea party 5 respect to the jaw-the button 13 is adapted to 'ez'te'nd entirely through the same, when it may be turned in its seat, and thus disposed of this application, and inwhich- Figure 1 shows a side elevation of my in`- vention complete. Fig. 2 shows an edge view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a centraldongitudinal section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows another form of construction.

tion of Fig. 4, while Fig. 7 is a transverse section of Fig. 4 on line oo oc.

Briefly stated, my invention consists in providing an eye-section of leather or the like having a suitable aperture, as is common, to

receive the end of awooden swingletree of a Referring to the numerals on the drawings,

1 indicates the end of a tug of a working harness, which is provided at its 4end with a cock Fig. 5 is an edge view of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 1s a longitudinal central seci eye2,'piv otally secured. therein the `usual manner, as by the bolt 3.

In lcarrying out my invention l provide the member 4, having an aperture 5 to receive the end ,of a swingletree of Va buggy or carriage,

`andtotheforward Yend of the member 4.1 pivqota-lly connect a clip having the forwardly-ex- .tending arms 6, each arm having an aperture in its end disposed in registration `with each other to receive-the boltv, which. passes .through the tubular lhinge 8 ofthe metallic jaws 9, said .jaws and hinged member S being entirely inclosed by a covering of leather 10,

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said parts'being permanently united together f in any preferred way, as by the rivets v11 or the equivalent thereof. The forward ends of Vthe jaws being thus left to open freely, are

adapted to receive the cockeye 2, said cockeye .being held therein by the post 12, which carriesthe spring-controlled button 13, which is preferably oval or oblong inform, as shown in Fig. '1.

.mountedin position, and being oblong in form isgadapted to pass through the elongated' aperture 14, formed in acontiguous part of the opposite jaw, and itis obvious that sincelthe aperture 14, is longitudinally disposed with transversely across the jaw, and thereby secure the same, vwhereby the cockeye will be 4locked securely in place between the jaws, causing the strain of the cockeye to be disposed upon the post 12, and therebydispose "the member 4 as a practical continuation of the'tug 1, and thus enabling the tug of'a working harness to be fitted for use as a harness for a buggy `or carriage.

The edges 25 of the jaws 9 are bent at right angles to the body portions thereof, so that when the said jaws are in their closed posi .tion said edges will be brought'toge'ther, and

The turrn 131 is the@ rotatably ICO 15, as shown in Fig. 7, said member being secured to the lower jaw 16, as by the rivets 17 or the equivalent thereof. The casing or member 15 being thus disposed, so that it will inclose three sides of the .two jaws when brought together, is formed upon each of its edges with the outwardlydirected lip 17, adapted to be engaged by the curved lips 1S of the lid-section 19, which latter is adapted to be slid in place, so as to cause the entire four sides of the jaws to be inclosed.

lVhen it is desired to open the jaws illustrated in Figs, 4, 5, G, and 7, all that is necessary is to slide the lid 19 out of engagement with the lips 17, and when said lid 19 is thus removed the jaws may be freely opened and the cockeye, as indicated by the numeral 20, slipped in place over the post 21, which is carried by the jaw 1G. The post 2l is adapted to extend upward through an aperture provided in the upper jaw 22, so as to insure that said post will be reliably reinforced and sustained in its position, and thereby held against the strain placed upon it by the cockeye. It is therefore obvious that the clampingjaws may be variously secured together in engagement with the eockeye, and I there-- fore reserve the right to employ either form of securing device, as illustrated by the rotatable button 13 or the housing or casing l5 and its cooperating lid, reserving the right to use either form in practice which I may find most desirable to meet the varying requirements for such an appliance. 1

In opening the jaws illustrated in Figs. l, 2, and 3 all that is necessary to be done is to turn the rotatable button so that it will register with the longitudinally-disposed opening 14, when the jaws may be freely separated, inasmuch as the button 13 will pass freely through the opening 14. When, however, it

is desired to lock the jaws together, the button is extended through the opening 14 and then turned so as to be disposed transversely with respect to the jaws, thereby holding the same securely Ain place, it being understood that the securing-spring 23 will be so disposed as to hold said button in an adjusted position. Inasmuch as the housing 15 is permanently secured to one of the jaws, it cannot become casually displaced or lost, and when the lid-section 19 is removed the jaws are left free to be separated for the removal of the eockeye or for securing it in place between the jaws.

Vhile I have described the preferred construction and combination of parts deemed necessary in carrying out my invention, I wish to comprehend all substantial equivalents and substitutes that may be considered as falling fairly within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described tug attachment comprising the combination with a tug having an eye or ring, of a member 4 having a suitable aperture to receive a swingletree a clip carried by the forward end of said meniber 4; clamping-jaws hinged to said clip and having their edges bent inwardly at right angles to their body portions; a covering for said jaws; a hollow post formed integral with one of the said jaws; a button having a stem carried by said post, the cooperating jaw having an elongated transverse aperture adapted to receive said button and a spring surrounding said stem and arranged ro keep the button in contact with said jaw, substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a tug attachment, a member 4 having a suitable aperture to receive a swingletree; a clip carried at one end of said member 4; clamping-jaws hinged to said clip, said jaws having their edges bent inwardly at right angles to their body portions and suitable means for locking said jaws together as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BRUTUS I. I-I. MYICIIEL'L.`

lVitnesses:

GEO. A. OLIVER, A. KINDALL. 

